you can get logic boards and programmable IC's and stuff as well as crystal displays resistors transsistors and capacitors at like radio shack i suppose depending on your programming skill it wouldnt be hard to make a "computer" but i think the best you could get away with is a calculator with the easily available commercial parts like you find at radio shack.

its not possible for anyone to do this in their home. Definitely not cost efficient either.
Look at your own motherboard and see the complexity. Unless you understand every little thing about it have the tools in your home its not possible.
Did you really consider on trying to make your own?
Also (with all due respect) if you really had to ask if you can build one then you definitely wont be able to.

its not possible for anyone to do this in their home. Definitely not cost efficient either.
Look at your own motherboard and see the complexity. Unless you understand every little thing about it have the tools in your home its not possible.
Did you really consider on trying to make your own?
Also (with all due respect) if you really had to ask if you can build one then you definitely wont be able to.

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Hmm I have almost all the tools that would be required to do such things, in my home...
It's very possible for someone to make a mainboard at home. Granted it would take a few $$ worth of tools and a programmer and I guess an electrical engineer to do it and make it really "work".

ok in my history class we're doing modern history and we have a big project and i wanted to hand build a motheroard, case, and build a computer guess i have to just build the computer.

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well the main problem i see the you wont be able to overcome is the "micro" soldering needed for the chips, even if you had a big enough magnafying glass you cant get a soldering tip that small to prevent solder blobs shorting accross things.

i would suggest you think smaller and build a power supply or maybe a plug in card

I rather doubt this. The complexity is just to great to be done at home alone. Remember that these modern boards are built by machines and many experienced workers. It's like you asking if you can build a V8 engine. It's possible but I think you never will.

I rather doubt this. The complexity is just to great to be done at home alone. Remember that these modern boards are built by machines and many experienced workers. It's like you asking if you can build a V8 engine. It's possible but I think you never will.

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lol that is highly possible actully, it's just expensive, you need to buy a press, lathe, ect to do it, or draw up good blue prints and pay the local machine shop to make it.

Might I suggest you simply build a computer, making notes and taking pictures step by step. Most people (probably including your teacher) have no idea even where to start building a computer. You'll do fine, and if you get stuck we're here to help ya out!